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. >> this law failed by seven votes. when seven republicans, who had co-sponsored the bill, had co-sponsored the idea, suddenly walked away from their own proposal after i endorsed it. so they make a proposal, sign on to the bill. i say, great. good idea. i turned around -- they're gone. what happened? >> this was a hallmark of president obama's first term. republicans were going to say no, no, no, no matter what he offered. even if what he offered was their own idea in the first place. that is how it went for months and then that is how it went for years. and now, what's new? he is not doing that anymore. >> i have put forward a very clear principle. i will not negotiate around the debt ceiling. you know, we're not going to play the same game that we saw happen in 2011. so we're not going to do that. but i will not negotiate around the debt ceiling. we're not going to do that again. >> as i said earlier this week, one of the things i will not compromise over is whether or not congress should pay the tab for a bill they'
. >> this law failed by seven votes. when seven republicans, who had co-sponsored the bill, had co-sponsored the idea, suddenly walked away from their own proposal after i endorsed it. so they make a proposal, sign on to the bill. i say, great. good idea. i turned around -- they're gone. what happened? >> this was a hallmark of president obama's first term. republicans were going to say no, no, no, no matter what he offered. even if what he offered was their own idea in the first...
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i don't want to be considered part of that, but i will sign it into law. that is exactly the way that governor bob mcdonnell played it a year ago when virginia republicans got themselves nationally famous with their bill forcing unwanted and medically unnecessary ultra sounds on virginia women, right? bob mcdonnell did the same deal back then. he expressed surprise. what is this you are doing in the legislature, fellow republicans. i certainly did not expect this. this is not my priority. don't associate me with this. and then he signed it, thus earning himself the national nickname ever more of governor ultrasound. same deal. what is this? what are you doing there? i definitely don't want to be famous for that. democrats in the virginia capital tell us that if the surprised gerrymandering bill passes and the governor does sign it, they will ask the courts to declare it unconstitutional. but meanwhile, virginia republicans are also pushing a bill that would also change the state's rules for electing a president. based on the congressional maps that virgini
i don't want to be considered part of that, but i will sign it into law. that is exactly the way that governor bob mcdonnell played it a year ago when virginia republicans got themselves nationally famous with their bill forcing unwanted and medically unnecessary ultra sounds on virginia women, right? bob mcdonnell did the same deal back then. he expressed surprise. what is this you are doing in the legislature, fellow republicans. i certainly did not expect this. this is not my priority. don't...
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a commission set in law. when we took that i get to our college for a vote in the united states senate, we got 53 votes for that proposition. unfortunately, in the senate, you need 60 votes. so we were seven votes short. interestingly enough, seven of our original cosponsor of voted no on the day of the vote. if we would have had those seven original co-sponsors, we would've had a commission that is in law and that may have made a profound difference. because we did not, we had to go to an executive order commission, at a commission ordered by the president of the united states, which became the bowles-simpson or the simpson- bowles commission on which we both serve. you may be wondering how is it that come if you had 11 of 18 votes that it did not go to a vote in the congress? normally, 60% of the vote carries the united states senate. but on the commission, the requirement was to have to have 14 of the 18 agreed. so we were three short. but we did put together a plan that serves a very -- serves as a very g
a commission set in law. when we took that i get to our college for a vote in the united states senate, we got 53 votes for that proposition. unfortunately, in the senate, you need 60 votes. so we were seven votes short. interestingly enough, seven of our original cosponsor of voted no on the day of the vote. if we would have had those seven original co-sponsors, we would've had a commission that is in law and that may have made a profound difference. because we did not, we had to go to an...
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. >> let's talk about gun laws because i know they're considering gun laws in texas that would allow swron to carry a concealed weapon on a campus. they can't do that now, right? >> reporter: it's interesting. the texas legislators have gone through this debate several times. many years ago they passed a conceal handgun law where you can hear a handgun and that's what was used in this incident. but there are places where even despite having that license you you can't carry a handgun. churches and school campuses are one of those. ironically enough, there are lawmakers in austin that want to change that aspect of the concealed handgun law here in texas and allow students to carry guns on to campus. so we'll see how this plays out in that debate, as well. >> all right. ed lavendera, thanks so much. >>> investigators say the new mexico teenager accused of murdering members of his family had hoped to go on a killing spree and die in a shoot-out with police. the 15-year-old was arrested saturday night after deputies found the bodies of his mother, father, brother and two of his sisters. t
. >> let's talk about gun laws because i know they're considering gun laws in texas that would allow swron to carry a concealed weapon on a campus. they can't do that now, right? >> reporter: it's interesting. the texas legislators have gone through this debate several times. many years ago they passed a conceal handgun law where you can hear a handgun and that's what was used in this incident. but there are places where even despite having that license you you can't carry a...
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. >> reporter: still in the last two years, republican state legislatures have passed 135 laws restricting access to abortions. sarah weddington argued the landmark case before the supreme court. >> you may proceed whenever you're ready. >> we do not ask this court to rule that abortion is good. >> reporter: sarah weddington today -- >> now, all of the issue is, but will abortion be available? because at the states, there are so many restrictions being passed. >> reporter: congress has forbidden federal funding for most abortions and only 17 states fund abortion for low income women. and modern prenatal imagery gives abortion opponents a new way to make their case. >> before it was a philosophical argument. now they're looking at another human being saying there's two people to think about. >> reporter: an emotional and legal debate that continues to this day. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> big news in the world of education. federal officials say the high school graduation rate is going up. the nationwide average climbed to just above 78% in 2010, the last year with numbers av
. >> reporter: still in the last two years, republican state legislatures have passed 135 laws restricting access to abortions. sarah weddington argued the landmark case before the supreme court. >> you may proceed whenever you're ready. >> we do not ask this court to rule that abortion is good. >> reporter: sarah weddington today -- >> now, all of the issue is, but will abortion be available? because at the states, there are so many restrictions being passed....
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for, if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another, must be equal, as well. >> reporter: but obama, four years ago, talked about the audacity of hope, now gives a nod to reality. reminding his most fervent supporters that progress requires compromise. >> we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. we must act knowing that today's victories will be only partial. >> reporter: before he headed back into the capitol, president obama stopped to look in awe at that amazing view of the national mall. >> take a look one more time. i'm not going to see this again. >> reporter: afterwards, the obama family took in the parade in a decidedly less formal way. dancing, snapping photos. and even chewing gum. and while all those hundreds of thousands of people who filled the mall have now helped president obama win his last campaign, the last campaign he says he will ever run, he's still counting on their support building a grassroots organization to get thing
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for, if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another, must be equal, as well. >> reporter: but obama, four years ago, talked about the audacity of hope, now gives a nod to reality. reminding his most fervent supporters that progress requires compromise. >> we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. we must act knowing that today's...
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it would withhold the pay for law americas if congress failed to pass a budget. it is burning, it stings. a third of the country gripped people waking up to what feels like an icebox. the weather blamed on at least four deaths. for more on the weather let's go maria molina she is talking about more than cold temperatures. >> good morning. we are seeing a lot of snowfall actually especially downwind of the great lakes. you get the cold air going in the great lakes and significant snowfall accumulations. it is across places in up state new york and in pennsylvania and erie. we are still expecting to see more snow today. we have lake-effect warnings in effect also advisories. talk about several more inches. in some places by the time the lake-effect snow is over as we head into later on today you are talking three feet of snow on the ground out there. that cold air is in place as well. we have windchill advisories and warnings some places could be looking at windchill temperatures. 35 degrees below zero. that's dangerous. when you talk about frostbite hypothermia, r
it would withhold the pay for law americas if congress failed to pass a budget. it is burning, it stings. a third of the country gripped people waking up to what feels like an icebox. the weather blamed on at least four deaths. for more on the weather let's go maria molina she is talking about more than cold temperatures. >> good morning. we are seeing a lot of snowfall actually especially downwind of the great lakes. you get the cold air going in the great lakes and significant snowfall...
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what we saw in sandy hook is that the gun control laws, the existing laws in connecticut, federal laws did kick in. adam lanza tried to buy some weapons and he was turned down because he didn't want to go through the waiting period and didn't want to go through the he got his hands on those weapons any way. a determined killer will do that regardless how many laws you have on the books. i don't think people are opposed to reasonable gun control. i think the concern here you now start down a very slippery slope where you're chipping away at the second amendment. you're chipping away at the essential freedoms guaranteed to law-abiding citizens in this country. that is the major concern. bill: let me bring in doug on this. do you believe anything on the table now would have prevented sandy hook? monica clearly does not. what do you think?. >> i would disagree with her. high-capacity magazines which were used in the guns that adam lanza deployed, if they were absolutely barred it would have meant there would have been less violence done, probably less kids killed. i think these are reasona
what we saw in sandy hook is that the gun control laws, the existing laws in connecticut, federal laws did kick in. adam lanza tried to buy some weapons and he was turned down because he didn't want to go through the waiting period and didn't want to go through the he got his hands on those weapons any way. a determined killer will do that regardless how many laws you have on the books. i don't think people are opposed to reasonable gun control. i think the concern here you now start down a...
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but to those who have worked to weaken gun laws and to those who will sink to any depth to sink to that what theirs and theirs alone, take solis in this: you didn't leave us any choice. ♪ >> jennifer: the president came out hard on gun safety today announcing a sweeping new plan to curb our nation's rampant gun violence. he took his case to the american people pledging to fight so no more mothers will lose their children to weapon-welding mad men. the rational among us will no longer be cowed by the threats of dogmatic and intransy gent gun lobbies. because when you have tiny children dying on the floor of their kindergarten classroom, it can only be a moral issue. >> if americans of every background stand up and say enough, we suffered too much pain and care too much about our children to allow this to continue then change will -- change will come. >> jennifer: so the president is pushing for change through 23 executive orders. they address not only mass shootings, but also this country's gun-violence epidemic. he called for strengthening the metal health services he'll also appoint
but to those who have worked to weaken gun laws and to those who will sink to any depth to sink to that what theirs and theirs alone, take solis in this: you didn't leave us any choice. ♪ >> jennifer: the president came out hard on gun safety today announcing a sweeping new plan to curb our nation's rampant gun violence. he took his case to the american people pledging to fight so no more mothers will lose their children to weapon-welding mad men. the rational among us will no longer be...
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book of laws and john quincy adams was the only president to do that. i'm somewhat religious, my position is not anti-bible or anti-god. this is the basis of our government and our genesis. and there is nothing more powerful than the president putting his hand on the u.s. constitution. it's our supreme law of the land. >> jennifer: but he is taking an oath to uphold the constitution. >> sure, we all know it's symbolic, but why not -- this is the supreme law of the land religion is part of me but it's not what i'm going to go to. he is not rick sanatorium he is a religious man. >> jennifer: sure, i get that. you are a performer. i'm curious what you thought about the performance of day, the delivery of this. normally you start a big speech with a couple of jokes. but you don't do that with the inauguration. >> not one president has ever told a joke in their inauguration. they tell jokes at the conventions, campaign trail, state of the union, even debates -- >> jennifer: it's so solemn. >> open a joke with what are all of you people doing my backyard some
book of laws and john quincy adams was the only president to do that. i'm somewhat religious, my position is not anti-bible or anti-god. this is the basis of our government and our genesis. and there is nothing more powerful than the president putting his hand on the u.s. constitution. it's our supreme law of the land. >> jennifer: but he is taking an oath to uphold the constitution. >> sure, we all know it's symbolic, but why not -- this is the supreme law of the land religion is...
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we know laws are important. they should not replace common sense. it feels like the world is becoming more and more lat ijous every day. you may laugh at a story like this. if you think about the bigger problem it represents, it really gets your goat. "anderson cooper 360" starts now. >> good evening, everyone. breaking news. no shortage of compelling stories. unwitting, unknowing woman's face being used in a con. we'll talk to diane o'meara and what it was like to have no connection to manti te'o but be known as his fictitious girlfriend. >>> first, we begin with breaking news. a military story that could seriously alter the political battlefield perhaps for decades to come. cnn has learned that tomorrow defense secretary leon panetta will open the door to women serving in combat units. it won't happen all at once. there will be certain limitations. for the first time in long history of american armed forces, a big door will be opening. the decision comes with plenty of women fighting and dying overseas it's important to mention. at least 130 women
we know laws are important. they should not replace common sense. it feels like the world is becoming more and more lat ijous every day. you may laugh at a story like this. if you think about the bigger problem it represents, it really gets your goat. "anderson cooper 360" starts now. >> good evening, everyone. breaking news. no shortage of compelling stories. unwitting, unknowing woman's face being used in a con. we'll talk to diane o'meara and what it was like to have no...
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hat could land him ii ttouble with the law. 3 pfound the caskettin the back &pthe casket was empty." emmty." a man arrested for stealing his father's corpse.....where pe hid the body.... and what &ppolice believe he was planning 3 a police officer s caught on drunk driver. driver.in this dash cam videoo & repeaaedly kicking the an in - the head.but now theeincident is the focus offa grand jry investigatton eccuse it ttrns out... the man wasn't drunk at all... he waa going into -3 diabetic shock.the victim was -3 awwrded 300- thoosand dollars... it's not clear iff the officerss ill face anyy &pfederal charges. aa.. miccigan maa ...is back... in his fiinl... rrsting place..../ &p after ... -3 police say... his son... stoll corpse.police had been tracking this van sincc monday... and yesterday morning.. they made their move... arresting the 48-year old driver.they say he stole &phis 93-year old fatherrs casket and remains from the cemetery.but when thee opened the back of the van....the casket waa emptyy theii seerch led detectivvs to the son's house..... and what they found, gave nnigh
hat could land him ii ttouble with the law. 3 pfound the caskettin the back &pthe casket was empty." emmty." a man arrested for stealing his father's corpse.....where pe hid the body.... and what &ppolice believe he was planning 3 a police officer s caught on drunk driver. driver.in this dash cam videoo & repeaaedly kicking the an in - the head.but now theeincident is the focus offa grand jry investigatton eccuse it ttrns out... the man wasn't drunk at all... he waa going...
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a would-be assassin pulls out a gun on a law maker in bulgaria. thankfully the weapon jammed. allowing the startled speaker to knock it out of the way and seconds later, you see what happens. the gunman is tackled by the ground by security, leaving him bruised and bloodied. it's still unclear how he was able to get past security in the first place. >> rick: the presidential inauguration festivities kicking off today with a national day of service. various activities taking place. michelle obama and dr. biden, the wife of the vice president, hosting an event. usher and others set to perform. molly henneberg now. the first and second families are involved in a national day of service today. what did they do? >> hi. good to sigh. they were involved in a couple of service projects. that is for military families that you just saw and today's day of service are not only a kickoff to the 57th presidential inaugural weekend burks also a celebration. a couple of days early, of dr. martin luther king, junior. president obama and his family went to an elementary school in washington to h
a would-be assassin pulls out a gun on a law maker in bulgaria. thankfully the weapon jammed. allowing the startled speaker to knock it out of the way and seconds later, you see what happens. the gunman is tackled by the ground by security, leaving him bruised and bloodied. it's still unclear how he was able to get past security in the first place. >> rick: the presidential inauguration festivities kicking off today with a national day of service. various activities taking place. michelle...
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i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> there she is, washington, d.c. we will be in washington, d.c. monday morning for the reinauguration of president obama. he will start his second term on sunday. he will do it again on monday as well. yesterday president obama in front of a crowd that included parents of some of the children murdered in the connecticut school massacre, he called for expanded background checks for those buying guns and called on congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban, but many members of congress are cool to many of these proposals. cnn has new polling on how americans feel about stricter gun control measures. cnn political editor paul steinhauser joins us now. >> reporter: after the sandy hook massacre, there was a call for gun control, but we're starting to see a dip i
i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> there she is, washington, d.c. we will be in washington, d.c. monday morning for the reinauguration of president obama. he will start his second term on sunday. he will do it...
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they hear very little from their constituents in terms of stricter gun laws. i don't think there's any appetite among republicans to bring a bill to the floor in the house. >> so why do this then? you know, you have john boehner speaker of the house saying it's the senate's job and joe scarborough talks about how the nra being on the fringe now and the republicans are up against it in terms of an identity in their party. is this sort of the president using leverage to make the republicans look bad or what's the motivation? >> no. i think you take the president at his word. it was his worse day in office. it was a gut wrenching moment for the entire country. he believes this is the time to push these additional gun measures. dmoes politics of this are tough. listen 30 years your don't touch gun control. that is sort of, a bedrock principle of politics among democrats and republicans. what he's trying to do is change 20 years of politics. it doesn't happen in two months. it might be the beginning of a debate that over time might change the trajectory of gun poli
they hear very little from their constituents in terms of stricter gun laws. i don't think there's any appetite among republicans to bring a bill to the floor in the house. >> so why do this then? you know, you have john boehner speaker of the house saying it's the senate's job and joe scarborough talks about how the nra being on the fringe now and the republicans are up against it in terms of an identity in their party. is this sort of the president using leverage to make the republicans...
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it was the law of the land until it expired under george w. bush. even george w. supported reinstating the assault weapon ban. but it was the republicans in the senate who stood in the way. which is why it makes this compromise on the filibuster all the more perplexing. i think we need to look at the assault weapons and magazines for these guns. they'll do everything they can in washington, which is fighting back and pushing back on an common-sense legislation that is proposed and they'll savage anyone who gets in the way. >> jennifer: what is frustrating about the statement they put out against dianne feinstein she repeatedly said we're not taking your guns away. this is just about assault weapons and high capacity magazines. it's not just republicans who might vote against this new rash of gun safety legislation. democrats, even including harry reid, the majority leader, and montana's bacchus they might side with republicans as well. so in the bottom line, does an assault weapon's ban have any chance of becoming law without significant filibuster reform? >> no,
it was the law of the land until it expired under george w. bush. even george w. supported reinstating the assault weapon ban. but it was the republicans in the senate who stood in the way. which is why it makes this compromise on the filibuster all the more perplexing. i think we need to look at the assault weapons and magazines for these guns. they'll do everything they can in washington, which is fighting back and pushing back on an common-sense legislation that is proposed and they'll...
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mayor, it was when we were in law school together, we were fellow janitors at hastings college of law. george moscone was amazing. he was just as aggressive about inclusionary activities. he was just as focused on sharing. and he had an immense pride in the city and county of san francisco like no other. i suspect that much of my love of the city comes from my exposure to george in those very early years. george went through a considerable amount of evolutionary process politically. he allowed john burton to talk him into running for the state legislature. an unsuccessful effort for the state assembly. he went on to become, obviously, a supervisor in the city and county of san francisco. and in those days it was a different city. it was dramatically different. there was no such thing as a so-called progressive, david campos. there was no such thing as somebody in that category. george moscone, philip burton, represented that which we all now richly enjoy. george went on to become a state senator. and in that capacity, scott, it was george moscone who shepherded the bill that removed c
mayor, it was when we were in law school together, we were fellow janitors at hastings college of law. george moscone was amazing. he was just as aggressive about inclusionary activities. he was just as focused on sharing. and he had an immense pride in the city and county of san francisco like no other. i suspect that much of my love of the city comes from my exposure to george in those very early years. george went through a considerable amount of evolutionary process politically. he allowed...
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and that is because of laws being passed like this one. it is why mississippi is now one of four states with one abortion clinic left. pro-life lobbyists have been working with state governments across the country to restrict abortions by imposing so many regulations on clinics that they can no longer operate. >> we were last on civil rights, but we can be right -- we can be first on human rights. instead of being laughed, we want to be first at something, and we believe being first ending abortion is a good thing. >> 3 hours drive from jackson, you have reached the mississippi delta. in one of the poorest parts of america, choosing to have an abortion is not an option for many women. they cannot afford to pay for the procedure. >> she is 13 years old. last month, she gave birth to her daughter. >> it is hard to go to school. i'm very sleepy. >> [indiscernible] >> gin at ground level has been working with pregnant teenagers in the delta and for 17 years. she is worried that the jackson clinic closes, more of these weylandt will have an unw
and that is because of laws being passed like this one. it is why mississippi is now one of four states with one abortion clinic left. pro-life lobbyists have been working with state governments across the country to restrict abortions by imposing so many regulations on clinics that they can no longer operate. >> we were last on civil rights, but we can be right -- we can be first on human rights. instead of being laughed, we want to be first at something, and we believe being first...
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the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll found that 56% of americans want strict are gun laws. that's less than the 60% to 70% who supported stricter gun laws during the '90s when congress passed the assault weapons ban. the new poll found that 7% think the gun laws are too strict and 35% want no changes. >>> new jersey governor chris christie said the new nra ad using president obama's girls is reprehensible. >> 65% of likely to post their political affiliation on public media. liberals are also more likely to block people because of their political views. >>> well, the mother offering popular advice known as dear abby has died. pauline phillips who wrote under the name of abigail van buren during the dear abby column was 94. >>> check this out, researchers can snap photographs of snowflakes in 3d. it captures the amazing photos while the snowflakes are in free fall. very cool. >>> a new studies show a dramatic death in cancer. experts credit people smoking less and early detection especially for breast and colin cancer. but the numbers aren't all good. the death rate from mel
the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll found that 56% of americans want strict are gun laws. that's less than the 60% to 70% who supported stricter gun laws during the '90s when congress passed the assault weapons ban. the new poll found that 7% think the gun laws are too strict and 35% want no changes. >>> new jersey governor chris christie said the new nra ad using president obama's girls is reprehensible. >> 65% of likely to post their political affiliation on...
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tonight vice president joe biden took his push for tougher gun control laws on the road as a prominent democratic senator vows to passault weapons ban. jennifer davis has that story. >> reporter: vice president joe biden continues the administration's push for tighter gun restrictions following the massacre in newtown. today it's a round table discussion in richmond, virginia with gun safety experts called in after the 2007 virginia tech shootings. thursday it was an online discussion. >> just like you don't have the right to go buy an m1 tank, just like you don't have the right to buy an automatic weapon. >> reporter: biden says the administration supports the second amendment but believes tighter gun laws are needed to protect americans. >> i'm much less concerned quite frankly about what you call an assault weapon than i am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine. >> reporter: thursday democratic senator dianne feinstein unveiled a beefed up assault weapons ban proposal to outlaw the manufacture and sale of 157 types of semiautomatic weapons and magaz
tonight vice president joe biden took his push for tougher gun control laws on the road as a prominent democratic senator vows to passault weapons ban. jennifer davis has that story. >> reporter: vice president joe biden continues the administration's push for tighter gun restrictions following the massacre in newtown. today it's a round table discussion in richmond, virginia with gun safety experts called in after the 2007 virginia tech shootings. thursday it was an online discussion....
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i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> turning back to our top story. looming battle over gun control. joining me now is jimmy williams a senior adviser to dick durbin. let's get right into this. the nra has been effective in pushing their agenda and they call this the fight of the century. what does the white house have to do to get this legislation through? >> they have to convince harry reid a democrat from nevada and also a pro gun democrat to bring a bill up. but he has indicated in some local press back in nevada that he's not going to do that any time soon. he said the first thing on his agenda is to bring up immigration reform. so after the president is inaugurated, if you will, they are going to probably move to some wrap up stuff and then go straight to immigration reform. the question i
i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> turning back to our top story. looming battle over gun control. joining me now is jimmy williams a senior adviser to dick durbin. let's get right into this. the nra has been...
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i can't judge that and that's a little problematic under the law. let me tell you what i do agree with. an individual serving as the training and struck her who has a relationship with a trainee has no place in the air force said there should be a present distinction under some mechanism to discharge them. >> i'm introducing a bill today will basically say no longer can a consensual relationship between a train and instruct her in trainee be used as a defense for the acts of the training instructor. would you support that legislation? >> i'd have to ask my legal experts to advise them in the technicalities of that legislation. i would support you in an effort to make sure someone who has that relationship and air force program is unacceptable. >> -- kicked out of the military. thank you. a military expert, professor haggled recently said the you see mj is something recognized by george the, that they're very similar to what is going on in the u.k. the united kingdom understandable like this in 2006 and they created a separate unit that was staffed w
i can't judge that and that's a little problematic under the law. let me tell you what i do agree with. an individual serving as the training and struck her who has a relationship with a trainee has no place in the air force said there should be a present distinction under some mechanism to discharge them. >> i'm introducing a bill today will basically say no longer can a consensual relationship between a train and instruct her in trainee be used as a defense for the acts of the training...
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that's a law. that's always the law by april 15. but -- the bill -- >> i think it's time for the senate to take up a budget. actually show the american people the color of their stripes. they have been insulate by the house republicans by us passing bills that harry reid said would pass the senate. preconference bills that were dropped at our laps at the end of the crisis right when we were getting ready to shut down the government or hit our default position. i think this is good from the standpoint that we're going to force the senate to debate on the floor of the senate a lot of them only see the floor when they go to vote, i want to see them debate, standing before the american people and talking about their liberal policies and their spending priorities. i believe america needs to see that. i think if we have hope as conservatives to take back the united states senate, we have got to expose those guys and fwals for what they are. >> and i hope that is really the case. but again, this bill has to be -- go to the senate and be si
that's a law. that's always the law by april 15. but -- the bill -- >> i think it's time for the senate to take up a budget. actually show the american people the color of their stripes. they have been insulate by the house republicans by us passing bills that harry reid said would pass the senate. preconference bills that were dropped at our laps at the end of the crisis right when we were getting ready to shut down the government or hit our default position. i think this is good from...
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armory, part of a 6,000 soldier and airmen contingent, brought in to work with existing law enforcement. >> they have the powers, but they're not carrying weapons, and they'll augment the people out there getting paid to do this. >> while there's lots of new signage. >> reporter: you'll likely see them. >> the national guard will operate over 100 traffic control and crowd management points up 23rd, across k street and massachusetts avenue to north cap 208 street. >> reporter: the first group to put boots on the ground came from pennsylvania, others from puerto rico and wisconsin. most of them have been here before so well familiar with the city and the support that's needed. >> captain nick o'brien has been here before, but was just a kid. during the last inauguration, he was preparing for the transition of power in iraq. it makes him all more aware and proud of the way it's done here. >> the power transition is definitely not peaceful. the security we have here is not nothing like what we had over there. >> after a message from the commander in chief, they'll be off to several d.c. sch
armory, part of a 6,000 soldier and airmen contingent, brought in to work with existing law enforcement. >> they have the powers, but they're not carrying weapons, and they'll augment the people out there getting paid to do this. >> while there's lots of new signage. >> reporter: you'll likely see them. >> the national guard will operate over 100 traffic control and crowd management points up 23rd, across k street and massachusetts avenue to north cap 208 street....
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that's the law in florida. we have something called 2010 life. if a crime is committed in position of a gun it's mandatory 10 years. if you use that gun you are away for life even the first time you commit that. what's happened is these criminals that use guns are in jail. >> rubio telling o'reilly he thinks the president's proposal was a greater indication of his opinion toward the second amendment. >> again, do you think the president is dom goggi demagogu the issue, states rights should be paramount folks have a right to protect themselves but he's going to demagogue it. >> he sees an opportunity to do it and he's going to use eerie rhetorical device. >> not only does he believe it he believes in this he thinks this is a huge bump. >> he is not a hypocrite phony he believes public policy. >> i think the president doesn't have a the guts to admit it he is not a believer of the second amendment. i didn't write the constitution neither did you neither did he. if he doesn't want the second amendment then have the guts to admit that. >> that was a
that's the law in florida. we have something called 2010 life. if a crime is committed in position of a gun it's mandatory 10 years. if you use that gun you are away for life even the first time you commit that. what's happened is these criminals that use guns are in jail. >> rubio telling o'reilly he thinks the president's proposal was a greater indication of his opinion toward the second amendment. >> again, do you think the president is dom goggi demagogu the issue, states rights...
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but now officials and law enforcement agents are taking a new law to the streets. talking to one on the spot. in order to overcome this addictive drug, they say users must accept treatment which is usually not often. >> i'm george soros. -- george al guya. the top stories this hour. israelis voting in an election with benjamin netanyahu expected to return to office. >> islamist extremists and in africa pose a large extensional threat. those are the words of prime minister david cameron in the wake of the algeria hostage crisis. and there's a sense of this area south of is a hara is a new breeding ground for terror. boots on the ground. after a week of heavy fighting and airstrikes, france says it's now -- bbc's mark doyle is in central marli, and he joins us now. i do want so get on to the wider picture. but let's look at the french intervention, and that latest. they have been able to reovertake this town, dably. >> that's right. all of the strategic numbers marli are on the -- that sign is where the targets and is limbists and the fwrenching take back and the riv
but now officials and law enforcement agents are taking a new law to the streets. talking to one on the spot. in order to overcome this addictive drug, they say users must accept treatment which is usually not often. >> i'm george soros. -- george al guya. the top stories this hour. israelis voting in an election with benjamin netanyahu expected to return to office. >> islamist extremists and in africa pose a large extensional threat. those are the words of prime minister david...
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law-enforcement officials say the boy's mother learned he had a gun in his bag and tried to cover it up. she showed up at school and claimed that she needed to take her son to the dentist. she is now being questioned by police. the trash talking is well underway, ahead of sunday's game. even our morning team is getting in on the fund. -- fun. >> it is a brisk day today. northwest winds bringing in cold air. if you flurries off to the north. we will see what happens on the weekend weather. 25 of the airport, with those winds gusting to >> the party continues downtown at the gallery. there are the riggins cheerleaders. it continues allover are viewing area. ravens cheerleaders. -- ravens cheerleaders. it continues all over our viewing area. we said a video to our sister station in boston, challenging the to a friendly bet. they sent one back. -- them to a friendly bet. they sent one back. take a look. >> great to be with you guys. here we go with another one of those bets. >> we just wanted to say hello. good luck and sunday. not really. [laughter] >> the much fun was that last year? -
law-enforcement officials say the boy's mother learned he had a gun in his bag and tried to cover it up. she showed up at school and claimed that she needed to take her son to the dentist. she is now being questioned by police. the trash talking is well underway, ahead of sunday's game. even our morning team is getting in on the fund. -- fun. >> it is a brisk day today. northwest winds bringing in cold air. if you flurries off to the north. we will see what happens on the weekend weather....
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texas has a right to carry law. you can carry a concealed weapon even though you can't carry it on campus but let me ask you this. let's say the college had 10,000, 15,000 people on campus today. how do you screen 15,000 people for the presence of a firearm? >> right. >> we can do that at an airport. we can do it at a federal building in washington, d.c. as we have people come in but on a college campus almost impossible to do and one wanders how many people carry legally or otherwise a concealed weapon on college campus. realize my statistic in recent year, almost 1,500 incidents of firearm-related violence on college campuses of america. >> a secondary worry about sort of militarizing a campus, wanting to check every person coming in to a building rather than an airport and expect that. it's commerce. you can choose to fly or not fly. >> sure. >> there's extra problems patting down or going tlau metal detector to go in to a school. >> you think of yourself, you know, a college campus. you have a backpack. it is ge
texas has a right to carry law. you can carry a concealed weapon even though you can't carry it on campus but let me ask you this. let's say the college had 10,000, 15,000 people on campus today. how do you screen 15,000 people for the presence of a firearm? >> right. >> we can do that at an airport. we can do it at a federal building in washington, d.c. as we have people come in but on a college campus almost impossible to do and one wanders how many people carry legally or...
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we'll tell you why the law is on his side. that's ahead. >>> welcome back. i'm christine romans minding your business. stocks looking higher. wall street will closely watch earnings from honeywell and proctor & gamble. starbucks shares rise 2g% after the company posted earnings in line with estimates. >>> many americans missing out on billions of dollars in forgotten cash. the government and other organizations are holding -- get this -- $58 billion in unclaimed cash and benefits. from abandoned stock accounts, bank accounts, safe deposit boxes, unclaimed life insurance payouts, forgotten pension benefits. states try to find the owner through websites, even booths through state fairs. a lot of money is sitting in the states. every year, funds left in state coffers unclaimed. >> i will watch over that. >> one thing for families, talk to your grandparents and parents about what they have safe deposit boxes. >> i can tell you from personal experience that someone gets ill and all of a sudden you are doing detective work to track down. >> the $58 billion they le
we'll tell you why the law is on his side. that's ahead. >>> welcome back. i'm christine romans minding your business. stocks looking higher. wall street will closely watch earnings from honeywell and proctor & gamble. starbucks shares rise 2g% after the company posted earnings in line with estimates. >>> many americans missing out on billions of dollars in forgotten cash. the government and other organizations are holding -- get this -- $58 billion in unclaimed cash and...
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senator feinstein, trying to ban guns from law-abiding citizens for decades. surprising b surprising and disappointing that she is once again focused on curtailing the constitution. she will have a tough ditime getting this through the senate. i think you were talking about joe biden, the vice president, his outreach efforts, we'll see more from the president as you mentioned and grassroots operations from the obama campaign. they realize they will have to take their case to the people if they have any chance of getting the bills passed through congress. >> an interesting strategy. if they feel like it won't happen in congress if around congress, get a grassroots groundswell going. could be effective. thank you, paul. >>> a couple of minutes, we'll talk to richard feldman, president of the independent firearm owners association. a gun rights advocacy group. we'll talk to him about this proposal by senator feinstein. >>> first, other stories making news for thus morning. >>> we'll start in egypt, hundreds of protesters clashing with egyptian police in tahrir sq
senator feinstein, trying to ban guns from law-abiding citizens for decades. surprising b surprising and disappointing that she is once again focused on curtailing the constitution. she will have a tough ditime getting this through the senate. i think you were talking about joe biden, the vice president, his outreach efforts, we'll see more from the president as you mentioned and grassroots operations from the obama campaign. they realize they will have to take their case to the people if they...
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it certainly hasn't changed that maybe they've had to leave office but it doesn't often change the law and i was. practicing what you preach maybe is something that is lacking if there's anything we can take from his story right. right rachael really appreciate you staying on top of that it was our t.v. producer rachel courteous. well we know crack cocaine and even marijuana is criminalized in the u.s. but is the real killer prescription drugs recently mayor bloomberg announced his effort to crack down on the problem in new york city he's calling abuse of painkillers a citywide and national epidemic now a number of rules are in place to prevent prescription to prevent prescription drug abuse the new policy says patients can't get more than three days worth of powerful painkillers like bike in percocet the policy also bans lost or stolen prescriptions from being refilled so is this an effective way to battle the prescription drug problem problem and what's driving americans to abuse painkillers in the first place to discuss i'm joined by dr jennifer sonce a psychologist with her own pra
it certainly hasn't changed that maybe they've had to leave office but it doesn't often change the law and i was. practicing what you preach maybe is something that is lacking if there's anything we can take from his story right. right rachael really appreciate you staying on top of that it was our t.v. producer rachel courteous. well we know crack cocaine and even marijuana is criminalized in the u.s. but is the real killer prescription drugs recently mayor bloomberg announced his effort to...
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the wrong thing to do. >> reporter: in oregon, a sheriff stood by his intention not to enforce any law he believes is unconstitutional. >> making criminals out of honest citizens, that's not the right path to go down. >> reporter: when the president made his announcement, he was joined by four kids who wrote him letters after sandy hook. >> these are some pretty smart letters from some pretty smart young people. julia said -- julia, where are you? there you go. "i'm not scared for my safety, i'm scared for others." >> reporter: rush limbaugh mocked that. >> the children are writing letters to the president, we don't want to die, we don't want to die. >> reporter: the president's proposals if passed by congress would ban assault weapons and high capacity magazine clips and require background checks on virtually every gun sale, even those between private individuals at gun shows. he called on his supporters to put pressure on members of congress. >> ask them what's more important. doing whatever it takes to get an a-grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns? or giving parents s
the wrong thing to do. >> reporter: in oregon, a sheriff stood by his intention not to enforce any law he believes is unconstitutional. >> making criminals out of honest citizens, that's not the right path to go down. >> reporter: when the president made his announcement, he was joined by four kids who wrote him letters after sandy hook. >> these are some pretty smart letters from some pretty smart young people. julia said -- julia, where are you? there you go. "i'm...
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a california congressman is working to introduce aaron's law to change federal statutes. she is said to be working with the shorts family. >> more from the court house. >> 3 tactical officers remain in jail unable to make the $750,000 cash bond. accused of robbing drug dealers. prosecutors say that a tip from the police helped unravel the alleged drug conspiracy. >> police executed a search on a person i used to be an informant for them. there recover 270 g of cocaine and that individual storage locker. he then gave police information that he had regarding three police officers. local police along with the drug enforcement agency helped set up a sting. and a county court room to the prosecutors say the officers were captured on surveillance video and audio recording stealing money and drugs. a storage locker at an undisclosed location was equipped with hidden cameras and microphones. prosecutors say upon their arrest they gave statements admitting to parts of the alleged drug conspiracy. the official misconduct. >> the officers actually discussed hollywood with drug deale
a california congressman is working to introduce aaron's law to change federal statutes. she is said to be working with the shorts family. >> more from the court house. >> 3 tactical officers remain in jail unable to make the $750,000 cash bond. accused of robbing drug dealers. prosecutors say that a tip from the police helped unravel the alleged drug conspiracy. >> police executed a search on a person i used to be an informant for them. there recover 270 g of cocaine and that...
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we committed to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: foreign policy absent from his address, though he heralded the end of a decade of war, and touted the economy. >> the commitments we may teach each other, these things do not sap our nation, they strengthen us. >> reporter: the president mostly refrained from partisan jabs but appeared to single out his former gop opponent mitt romney with this line. >> they do not make us a nation of takers. ♪ >> reporter: filling the air with patriotism, the voices of kelly clarkson and beyonce. ♪ >> reporter: there was a poem and prayers. as he left the front of the capitol, a nostalgic president turned back toward the lincoln memorial. >> i want to take a look one more time. i'm not going to see this again. >> reporter: before the president gets back to work, he heads to the washington national cathedral for an interfaith service for prayers to be offered up for the country
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we committed to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: foreign policy absent from his address, though he heralded the end of a decade of war, and touted the economy. >> the commitments we may teach each other, these things do not sap our nation, they strengthen us. >> reporter: the president mostly refrained...
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budapest, the czech republic had gone from a leading country in central europe, leading the region in laws and in the constitution of equality 16 years ago to a complete reversal today. it's got one of the worst records today of the deprivation of rights of women, roma people, jews, and lgbt people. sound familiar, that grouping? i was not prepared for what i was going to find in budapest. i was not prepared for the thousands ofneo nazis and state sanctioned militia that would meet a couple hundred marchers, thousands of them. * there was one young man, 21 years old, young hungarian, who would be the only person to go on tv with me, only hungarian, malan would take a blow horn and walk through the streets against families that hated us, and he walked and he shouted and he kept the morale up as we were walking against this sea of people who didn't like us because we were representing the inclusion and diversity that we so much cherish here. he was inspired by the story of my uncle and he said to me, do you think this is how harvey felt? and i said to him, it's exactly how harvey felt. now,
budapest, the czech republic had gone from a leading country in central europe, leading the region in laws and in the constitution of equality 16 years ago to a complete reversal today. it's got one of the worst records today of the deprivation of rights of women, roma people, jews, and lgbt people. sound familiar, that grouping? i was not prepared for what i was going to find in budapest. i was not prepared for the thousands ofneo nazis and state sanctioned militia that would meet a couple...
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looking at these things it might be more useful to actually look into some of these computer privacy laws that they have been less stagnant since one thousand nine hundred six. and you know another another thing about this that's really striking is that a huge reason why people are sir why congress claims they're so very interested in cracking down on copyright laws and things of this nature is because they're decreasing revenues for movie companies for these big broadcasting companies but as but as the congressional research service itself showed in a recent report the total gross revenues in box office receipts for u.s. companies over the past fifteen years has actually increased significantly it's doubled so and so has executive pay in fact the only thing that's decreased in regards to these movie companies is hiring so every day people who might otherwise be hired as gaffers or sound people or whatever it may be on set aren't aren't getting hired anymore so they don't have those jobs executives have those jobs and these companies have actually increased their revenue significantly les
looking at these things it might be more useful to actually look into some of these computer privacy laws that they have been less stagnant since one thousand nine hundred six. and you know another another thing about this that's really striking is that a huge reason why people are sir why congress claims they're so very interested in cracking down on copyright laws and things of this nature is because they're decreasing revenues for movie companies for these big broadcasting companies but as...